Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-12
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE.

THE bill making IL q misdemeanor 70 retain
personal property under attachment without
giving bond in cases whore bond 10 required
passed tho Senate ON the 10Th ult The follow
ing bills also went through the Senate: 10
amend the highway and bridge laws 70 snd smsndd
the law relative to width OF wagon
tires upon heavy lumber wagons ITO 70
PssSsn' INSURANCE @zSSen0pbi biz was faToraSy re-
ported. 1t Is aimed al graveyard lnsurance
concerns. Both branches had q Lively .. ume
over the report Of the regular joint committee
upon the trouble In the Coldwater pubhc school
representative Manly gave Il very severe
handling in the House, and after lively dis.
cussion a resolution was unanimously passed |
for an investigation. In the Senate, sena.oIs
Hubbell and J. w. Babcock jumped upon ~
with both Il et and denounced the committee as
| exceeding their authority. Mr. Hubben demand
| ed that the report be thrown out and refused
ptors ptors were upon their feet. and bedlam
| was supreme. The report was Win
drawn just in time to escape rejection.
tax Ia &C collector in each Of the wards Of Grand
| Rapids City; TO amend laws relative TO appeals
from the decisions ana ped aepods nsrsoDs Ur Repre-
sentative Grennells resolution for an appropri-
alton OF $500 for the payment OF counsel ices
trial was taken from the table. lively
debate was had upon It, ana ~ was "a.
Liquor Traffic reported n. bill known as
| the Bates bill. 1t imposes a tax OF $500 on the
manufacture, SALE or the keeping Tor SAFE OF
bond of from 5000 to $1,000. No official or
person engaged as principal agent, or servant
In the sale OF liquor shall be accepted as sure
ty. The husband, wife, parent child, guardiqn,
| or employer may forbid the sale OF liquor
to members of tho family, ward, or employe'
ages for injuries inflicted upon persons 10
whom sales had been forbidden. In prose-
SutiOns the burden $ OF proof covers rs the da
ages. Ten dollars shall be paid to the person
making the complaint, ON conviction of the ac,
half to the city or township; Any Assessor.
, County Treasurer or Prosecuting Attorney, or
other ser who refSses N nars II ahe eapd or pool
tables shall be kept in the same room Win q
bar or in an adjoining room, and no bar is al
4 must be closed at p. m. Il is provided that q
violation Of the law shall work forteiture OF
the tax and revocation OF the license SO iOp @ the the
first floor of o building, in q 'front.' room' anu no
screens shall be permitted
THE House resolution calling for committee
| to investigate the Coldwater public school came
. up I'm the senate on the Sd inst, and after some
: discussion It was tabled. A large part OF the
a Senates session was occupied in discussing
Senator Sharp's bill for regulating appoint
ments, defining the duties and nxlng tne saia ara
II ries Of court stenographers. After a long dis
cussion, and pending motion to strike out !
was tabled and placed apon the general order
Tho House OF Representatives passed OIL
important labor measure. 1t prohibits the us'
l, of store orders, scrip, notes. or certncates u
IS payment of labor: 1t also makes mperatiye o.
o ali employers of labor to pay at least monthly
. Any violations Of these provisions is made
~ misdemeanor, punishable by fne OF from =
to $50 The vote on the bill was 62 for 70
against it. The House also passed a bill max
ing it conclusive evidence OF raiiroa'
neglect when q corpse in an acciden
smpIaqy Is dingurSS DAMAGES % up to $4,000 may b
recovered. This is intended to force di, M
continuance Of car stoves. It also passed q bil
aalarf0a of tho Judges OF Tn
Supreme Court from "a 600 to 5000 per yea
other bills passed by the House were as 10
bridge across Cass River, Tuscola County !
create fund for payment Of damage to shee
by dogs in Jackson city ana tne s0wmsaPs Tnnnt1
authorize the Board OF Control OF oIa.
swamp Lands to construct ditch throug
s nav tin in C6eboygan County; to provide 4
s. the appointment Of an agent tor the ~ ny
~ form School, whose duties shall DO TO nave ~ ~
Z charged from school a bill for the formation
81 companies for constructing and msintainii n.
~ of the Justices of the Supreme Court to 500
S$ to authorize the incorporation OF company
%$ for the purpose OF dealing IN DLoou ~ ani LII T.; ~
.$& | lie schools by the School Board. The comn
~ tee ON the liquor traffic reported favorably
$$ to regulate the sale Of liquors to minors a.
~ habitual drunkards. 1t is very stringent In
:: provisions.
TIE Senate in committee of the whole,
tho Ath lust, had their daily wrangle over
-, Coldwater public school scandal In the cour
'l Iio of debate, which became somewhat person
W., it was suggested that no charges had be
hk made against the management. senators
md w Babcock, Hubbell, and Deyo immediate
he formulated and filed over their signatures :
zoe following: Il. Certain teachers have Deen q q
charged with lust cause. q Certain male O.
10 ployes have taken indecent liberties w
1a- certain female teachers. 3. That becat
est certain other female employees tod !
| discharged. In1B |
80 added fuel to the flame. The contiI
o%ns % ance of the debate was marked WIN
at terness and personalities and the House reso
of | tion for AN investigation was defeated by n "
in. of is to 49, The Senators filing charges
md tested against tne aetiPn nt 9, as % 81 no Sy
ng. and the Senate, under the leadership OF
ing Palmer squelched the demand for an inye
20, ssmonnt of state swamp land for reclaiming c
ION tain lands in tho townships OF Albee Q
Tor spaulding, in Saginaw County; passed tne nee. co
1en mIttee of the whole and was placed on ordel
,c1 third reading. In the House OF RepresentaJi
III bills we're passed making an appropriation
losI $1,000 for the support OF an asylum for ms
of criminals at Ionia; to provide for tho appo
Who ment of n 1.-Two stock commission; to amend
am laws relative to foreclosure OF chatter m
-. paces; to provide for laying out state roee
ates Arenac Iosco and Ogemaw counties. Inc
led, TO make tho office of Insurance Commissio
nps elective instead Of appointive; ana 70 zen, emia
table and killed.
up THE House bill to restore capital punishm
'o'n for murder was defeated in the Senate, on
nice 5th inst, by n vote Of 10 to 13 after long
!. 80 warm debate The Senate took another tur
= " the copper and iron specific tax bill and egi
lous that the State shall receive 80 and the cou
pod, 90 nor cent Of tho tax. IL also passed bill
Mr. propriating S2l,0O0 to continue the worn
,ran irescoing the Capitol. The bill contained
AleH Niso that the contract shall not be let Z
alien and that no alien shall be employed
sion | the lob Senators Babcock and Deyo rene
10 their charges against the Coldwater state
nis lie school management, Offering another
Hall current resolution to provide for legislo
eds, investigation. The matter went over wit
a on I action Gov. Luce nominated Daniel y.
,ody o. o, h"1sS rhnga,sss trst politicaI manager
cted be n member of the Board of Control OF
stan state School for the Blind, and the Sc
,da promptly confirmed the nomination. The IL
- spent the entire day in committee OF the W
'orh' considering the proposed amendments TO
ough iiauor laws. The committee agreed to incr
APT the tax for selling spirtuous, malt. and 6rt
81 ~ louors from $500 70 $500; for the manufac
'' Of spirituous liquors from $500 to $500 and
the manufacture OF malt and brewed lilo
-hich from AZ o TO $500. motion that the law b
,d,Ss plied TO druggists was barely defeated.
but i-=--------
was THIS short sermon for boys co
the | eo,,, Mama A achool- teacher III